Top Stories of the Day // December 17, 2012

Monday, December 17, 2012 Posted by bloggerdaddy
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Today's Top Stories // Dec 17, 2012

Josh Constine

National Rifle Association Hides Facebook Page To Avoid Hosting Flame Wars

To avoid uncivil debates breaking out on its Facebook Page wall in the wake of the tragic shooting in Newtown, Conn., the National Rifle Association has... read more

Devin Coldewey

"Gun" "Control"

If we as a country, and indeed we as a global community, are going to seriously address the question of gun control, we need to address the issue of fabricated... read more

Matt Burns

The Simple Trick To Use Google Maps With Siri

For all her faults, Siri is a useful companion. Sometimes. But she defaults to Apple Maps. Thankfully it's rather simple to trick Siri into giving you... read more

Darrell Etherington

Nexus 4 Shortage Problems Due To "Scarce And Erratic" Supply From LG, Google Exec Claims

The Google Nexus 4 has been a very popular device – maybe too popular, with supplies of the handset scarce since its initial launch, and Google having to push... read more

Natasha Lomas

Raspberry Pi Gets Own App Store: One-Stop-Shop To Make It Even Easier For Kids To Get Coding -- And Earn Pocket Money From Apps

The not-for-profit Raspberry Pi Foundation has launched an app store for the $25 mini computer -- called the Pi Store -- to "make it easier for developers of... read more

Mike Butcher

A List Of The Best Annual Tech Startup Events In Europe In 2013

Back in July, we made an attempt at listing the best annual tech startup events in Europe, with some included from the Middle East and Africa. It was a 'first... read more

Ingrid Lunden

With $8M In Seed Funding From Founders Fund, Goldman Sachs; Urban Compass Wants To Build A Hyper-Local, Human-Powered Database

If there are a lot of companies out there chasing down the Holy Grail of location services, Urban Compass, a startup still in stealth mode, believes it could... read more

Jordan Crook

Instagram Will Share User Data With Facebook According To Its New Privacy Policy

Instagram has just announced an update to its Terms of Service and Privacy Policy which will go into effect starting January 16.... read more

Ingrid Lunden

ComScore: Smartphone Penetration In Europe's Big-5 Markets Now At 55%, Samsung Is The One To Beat

Europe's mobile market has reached a tipping point: the top-five markets in the region collectively now have a majority of consumers using smartphones,... read more

Ingrid Lunden

Glossybox, The Samwer Brothers' Birchbox Effort, Opens Its Lid: $72M In Funding And 2M Boxes Shipped

Rocket Internet is sometimes known for being reticent on how its vast e-commerce portfolio is progressing, but that appears to be slowly changing. Today the... read more
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